Chapter 1 On The Erie Road

Chapter 2 A Fair Exchange

Chapter 3 Fred's Rich Relation

Chapter 4 Zebulon Mack

Chapter 5 An Adventure On The Train

Chapter 6 Mr. Bascom's Peril

Chapter 7 Ferdinand Morris

Chapter 8 Mr. Bascom's Sad Plight

Chapter 9 A Long Trip

Chapter 10 What Took Place In No. 21

Chapter 11 Fred Falls Under A Terrible Suspicion

Chapter 12 Fred As A Prisoner

Chapter 13 The Hotel Clerk's Mistake

Chapter 14 The Missing Valise

Chapter 15 Mr. Palmer Walks Into A Trap

Chapter 17 Two Young Lady Passengers At Odds

Chapter 18 Unsatisfactory Relations

Chapter 19 Ruth Patton Calls On Mr. Ferguson

Chapter 20 A Friend In Need

Chapter 21 Luella's Painful Discovery

Chapter 22 Miss Ferguson Writes A Note

Chapter 23 Another Railroad Adventure

Chapter 24 Fred's Good Luck

Chapter 25 Rose Wainwright's Party

Chapter 26 Fred Becomes A Newspaper Hero

Chapter 27 A Confidential Mission

Chapter 28 St. Victor

Chapter 29 Fred Takes The First Step

Chapter 30 A Hunting Excursion

Chapter 31 Fred Has An Understanding With Sinclair

Chapter 32 Finding A Clew

Chapter 33 Success!

Chapter 34 Bowman's Panic

Chapter 35 Fred's Reward

Chapter 36 A Letter From Tom Sloan

Chapter 37 Cousin Ferguson

Conclusion